DeKalb County, Al.

Local news from Ider, Henagar, Mentone, Valley Head, Fort Payne, Rainsville, Geraldine, Crossville and Collinsville, Alabama

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Authorities in DeKalb County, Alabama, say two inmates with confirmed cases of COVID-19 are recovering or have recovered as jail officials keep watch for any new cases to crop up.

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Authorities in Northeast Alabama say a traffic stop led to 8 arrests and the discovery of a large amount of marijuana, marijuana products and edibles packaged as candy that children could easily mistake for the real thing.

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The coroner in DeKalb County, Alabama, has determined that a man originally thought to have been killed when his tractor overturned on County Road 212 on July 27 had a heart attack prior to the tractor crashing.

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They all come with similar trappings — an Indian chief or brave or just simple letters for the school name — adorned with a full headdress or sometimes two or three feathers, or a rustic arrow or arrowhead.

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Authorities have positively identified human remains found Tuesday near DeSoto State Park in DeKalb County, Alabama, as those of a man reported missing in Rome, Georgia, four years ago.

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Authorities in DeKalb County, Alabama, are looking for a motorcyclist who crashed and fled after a chase Thursday led by National Park Service rangers.

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Counties including Chattooga, Gordon, and DeKalb have a chance of seeing severe storms with high winds, possible tornado and hail.

The National Weather Service has most of central Georgia in an "enhanced" risk for Sunday afternoon into Monday morning.

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A Fort Payne, Alabama, medical lab that began conducting and analyzing COVID-19 tests last week tested more than 1,000 specimens in a single day on Tuesday.

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A Fort Payne, Alabama, medical lab that began conducting and analyzing COVID-19 tests last week tested more than 1,000 specimens in a single day on Tuesday.

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A tornado warning has been issued for DeKalb County in Alabama until 10:15 EDT.

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Authorities have identified the man injured in a police shooting Monday night and now charged in a chase ending near Fort Payne, Alabama.

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A two-car crash Monday in DeKalb County, Alabama, killed two people in the Lakeview community.

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The project cuts off one direction of travel for neighbors of the bridge project, but DeKalb County Ambulance Service executive director Cheryl Turner said it "won't affect us at all" when it comes to ambulance calls.

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Motorists traveling Alabama Highway 117 in Mentone on Thursday might experience some delays due to the start of a $5.7 million bridge project.

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WATCH OUT: Intermittent lane closures will be possible from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST from Jan. 7 to Jan. 14.

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The 42-year-old was booked Tuesday at the Boaz City Jail, though investigators and prosecutors believe the boy is not the subject of any alleged pornographic material.

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Two pedestrians and a motorcyclist were among those killed. The other eight people killed were traveling in vehicles equipped with seat belts.

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A fire Sunday night destroyed the historic 166-year-old McKown House in Valley Head, Alabama, where a bed and breakfast was planned.

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After officials found the child, the father emerged from a field and was found with marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and a large quantity of Xanax pills, Pruett said.

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Deputies located the suspects and took them into custody after finding stolen property inside the vehicle.

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